Genealogy: Twelve Sons of Jacob (Israel)

3 ¶ aThe sons° of Judah° [were] Er°, Onan° and Shelah°; [these] three° were born° to him by Bath-shua° the Canaanitess°. And Er°, Judah’s° firstborn°, was wicked° in the sight° of the LORD°, so He put° him to death°.
4aTamar° his daughter-in-law° bore° him Perez° and Zerah°. Judah° had five° sons° in all°.

5 ¶ The sons° of Perez° [were] Hezron° and Hamul°.
6 The sons° of Zerah° [were] IZimri°, Ethan°, Heman°, Calcol° and IIDara°; five° of them in all°.
7 The Ison° of Carmi° [was] IIaAchar°, the troubler° of Israel°, who° violated° the ban°.
8 The Ison° of Ethan° [was] Azariah°.

Genealogy of David

9 ¶ Now the sons° of Hezron°, who° were born° to him [were] Jerahmeel°, Ram° and Chelubai°.
10 Ram°Ibecame° the father° of Amminadab°, and Amminadab° became° the father° of Nahshon°, leader° of the sons° of Judah°;
11 Nahshon° became° the father° of Salma°, Salma° became° the father° of Boaz°,
12 Boaz° became° the father° of Obed°, and Obed° became° the father° of Jesse°;
13 and Jesse° became° the father° of Eliab° his firstborn°, then Abinadab° the second°, IShimea° the third°,
14 Nethanel° the fourth°, Raddai° the fifth°,
15 Ozem° the sixth°, David° the seventh°;
16 and their sisters° [were] Zeruiah° and Abigail°. And the three° sons° of Zeruiah° [were] IAbshai°, Joab° and Asahel°.
17 Abigail° bore° Amasa°, and the father° of Amasa° was IJether° the Ishmaelite°.

18 ¶ Now Caleb° the son° of Hezron° had° sons° by Azubah° [his] wife°, and by Jerioth°; and these° were her sons°: Jesher°, Shobab°, and Ardon°.
19 When Azubah° died°, Caleb° married° Ephrath°, who bore° him Hur°.
20 Hur° became° the father° of Uri°, and Uri° became° the father° of Bezalel°.

21 ¶ Afterward° Hezron° went° in to the daughter° of Machir° the father° of Gilead°, whom he married° when he was sixty° years° old°; and she bore° him Segub°.
22 Segub° became° the father° of Jair°, who had° twenty-three°° cities° in the land° of Gilead°.
23 But Geshur° and Aram° took°Ithe towns° of Jair° from them, with Kenath° and its villages°, [even] sixty° cities°. All° these° were the sons° of Machir°, the father° of Gilead°.
24 After° the death° of Hezron° in Caleb-ephrathah°, Abijah°, Hezron’s° wife°, bore° him Ashhur° the father° of Tekoa°.

25 ¶ Now the sons° of Jerahmeel° the firstborn° of Hezron° [were] Ram° the firstborn°, then Bunah°, Oren°, Ozem° [and] Ahijah°.
26 Jerahmeel° had° another° wife°, whose name° was Atarah°; she was the mother° of Onam°.
27 The sons° of Ram°, the firstborn° of Jerahmeel°, were Maaz°, Jamin° and Eker°.
28 The sons° of Onam° were Shammai° and Jada°. And the sons° of Shammai° [were] Nadab° and Abishur°.
29 The name° of Abishur’s° wife° [was] Abihail°, and she bore° him Ahban° and Molid°.
30 The sons° of Nadab° [were] Seled° and Appaim°, and Seled° died° without° sons°.
31 The Ison° of Appaim° [was] Ishi°. And the Ison° of Ishi° [was] Sheshan°. And the Ison° of Sheshan° [was] Ahlai°.
32 The sons° of Jada° the brother° of Shammai° [were] Jether° and Jonathan°, and Jether° died° without° sons°.
33 The sons° of Jonathan° [were] Peleth° and Zaza°. These° were the sons° of Jerahmeel°.
34 Now Sheshan° had° no° sons°, only°° daughters°. And Sheshan° had an Egyptian° servant° whose name° was Jarha°.
35 Sheshan° gave° his daughter° to Jarha° his servant° in marriage°, and she bore° him Attai°.
36 Attai° became° the father° of Nathan°, and Nathan° became° the father° of Zabad°,
37 and Zabad° became° the father° of Ephlal°, and Ephlal° became° the father° of Obed°,
38 and Obed° became° the father° of Jehu°, and Jehu° became° the father° of Azariah°,
39 and Azariah° became° the father° of Helez°, and Helez° became° the father° of Eleasah°,
40 and Eleasah° became° the father° of Sismai°, and Sismai° became° the father° of Shallum°,
41 and Shallum° became° the father° of Jekamiah°, and Jekamiah° became° the father° of Elishama°.

42 ¶ Now the sons° of Caleb°, the brother° of Jerahmeel°, [were] Mesha° his firstborn°, who° was the father° of Ziph°; and Ihis son° was Mareshah°, the father° of Hebron°.
43 The sons° of Hebron° [were] Korah° and Tappuah° and Rekem° and Shema°.
44 Shema° became° the father° of Raham°, the father° of Jorkeam°; and Rekem° became° the father° of Shammai°.
45 The son° of Shammai° was Maon°, and Maon° [was] the father° of Bethzur°.
46 Ephah°, Caleb’s° concubine°, bore° Haran°, Moza° and Gazez°; and Haran° became° the father° of Gazez°.
47 The sons° of Jahdai° [were] Regem°, Jotham°, Geshan°, Pelet°, Ephah° and Shaaph°.
48 Maacah°, Caleb’s° concubine°, bore° Sheber° and Tirhanah°.
49 She also bore° Shaaph° the father° of Madmannah°, Sheva° the father° of Machbena° and the father° of Gibea°; and the daughter° of Caleb° [was] Achsah°.
50 These° were the sons° of Caleb°.

¶ The Isons° of Hur°, the firstborn° of Ephrathah°, [were] Shobal° the father° of Kiriath-jearim°,
51 Salma° the father° of Bethlehem° [and] Hareph° the father° of Beth-gader°.
52 Shobal° the father° of Kiriath-jearim° had° sons°: Haroeh°, half° of the Manahathites°,
53 and the families° of Kiriath-jearim°: the Ithrites°, the Puthites°, the Shumathites° and the Mishraites°; from these° came° the Zorathites° and the Eshtaolites°.
54 The sons° of Salma° [were] Bethlehem° and the Netophathites°, Atroth-beth-joab° and half° of the Manahathites°, the Zorites°.
55 The families° of scribes° who lived° at Jabez° [were] the Tirathites°, the Shimeathites° [and] the Sucathites°. Those° are the Kenites° who came° from Hammath°, the father° of the house° of Rechab°.

3 ¶ The sonsº of Judah;º Er,º and Onan,º and Shelah:º [which] threeº were bornºª unto him of the daughterº² of Shua¹ª¹² the Canaanitess.º And Er,º the firstbornº of Judah,º was² evilº in the sightº of the LORD;º and he slewºª him. 4 And Tamarº his daughter in lawº bareºª him² Pharezº and Zerah.º All² the sonsº of Judahº [were] five.º5 The sonsº of Pharez;º Hezron,º and Hamul.º6 And the sonsº of Zerah;º Zimri,º and Ethan,º and Heman,º and Calcol,º and Dara:º fiveº of them in all.²7 And the sonsº of Carmi;º Achar,º the troublerºª of Israel,º who² transgressedºª in the thing accursed.º8 And the sonsº of Ethan;º Azariah.º9 The sonsº also of Hezron,º that² were bornºª unto him;² Jerahmeel,º and Ram,º and Chelubai.º10 And Ramº begatºª² Amminadab;º and Amminadabº begatºª² Nahshon,º princeº of the childrenº of Judah;º11 And Nahshonº begatºª² Salma,º and Salmaº begatºª² Boaz,º12 And Boazº begatºª² Obed,º and Obedº begatºª² Jesse,º

The children of Jesse.

13 ¶ And Jesseº begatºª² his firstbornº² Eliab,º and Abinadabº the second,º and Shimmaº the third,º14 Nethaneelº the fourth,º Raddaiº the fifth,º15 Ozemº the sixth,º Davidº the seventh:º16 Whose sistersº [were] Zeruiah,º and Abigail.º And the sonsº of Zeruiah;º Abishai,º and Joab,º and Asahel,º three.º17 And Abigailº bareºª² Amasa:º and the fatherº of Amasaº [was] Jetherº the Ishmeelite.º

Hezron's posterity by the daughter of Machir.

21 ¶ And afterwardº Hezronº went inºª to² the daughterº of Machirº the fatherº of Gilead,º whom he² marriedºª when he² [was] threescoreº yearsº old;º and she bareºª him² Segub.º22 And Segubº begatºª² Jair,º who had² threeº and twentyº citiesº in the landº of Gilead.º23 And he tookºª Geshur,º and Aram,º with² the townsº of Jair,º from²² them, with² Kenath,º and the townsº thereof, [even] threescoreº cities.º All² these² [belonged to] the sonsº of Machirº the fatherº of Gilead.º24 And after¹ that² Hezronº was deadº in Calebephratah,º then Abiahº Hezron'sº wifeº bareºª him² Ashurº the fatherº of Tekoa.º

Jerahmeel's posterity.

25 ¶ And the sonsº of Jerahmeelº the firstbornº of Hezronº were,² Ramº the firstborn,º and Bunah,º and Oren,º and Ozem,º [and] Ahijah.º26 Jerahmeelº had² also anotherº wife,º whose nameº [was] Atarah;º she² [was] the motherº of Onam.º27 And the sonsº of Ramº the firstbornº of Jerahmeelº were,² Maaz,º and Jamin,º and Eker.º28 And the sonsº of Onamº were,² Shammai,º and Jada.º And the sonsº of Shammai;º Nadab,º and Abishur.º29 And the nameº of the wifeº of Abishurº [was] Abihail,º and she bareºª him² Ahban,º and Molid.º30 And the sonsº of Nadab;º Seled,º and Appaim:º but Seledº diedºª without² children.º31 And the sonsº of Appaim;º Ishi.º And the sonsº of Ishi;º Sheshan.º And the childrenº of Sheshan;º Ahlai.º32 And the sonsº of Jadaº the brotherº of Shammai;º Jether,º and Jonathan:¹² and Jetherº diedºª without² children.º33 And the sonsº of Jonathan;¹² Peleth,º and Zaza.º These² were² the sonsº of Jerahmeel.º

Another branch of Caleb's posterity.

42 ¶ Now the sonsº of Calebº the brotherº of Jerahmeelº [were], Meshaº his firstborn,º which² was the fatherº of Ziph;º and the sonsº of Mareshahº the fatherº of Hebron.º43 And the sonsº of Hebron;º Korah,º and Tappuah,º and Rekem,º and Shema.º44 And Shemaº begatºª² Raham,º the fatherº of Jorkoam:º and Rekemº begatºª² Shammai.º45 And the sonº of Shammaiº [was] Maon:º and Maonº [was] the fatherº of Bethzur.º46 And Ephah,º Caleb'sº concubine,º bareºª² Haran,º and Moza,º and Gazez:º and Haranº begatºª² Gazez.º47 And the sonsº of Jahdai;º Regem,º and Jotham,º and Geshan,º and Pelet,º and Ephah,º and Shaaph.º48 Maachah,º Caleb'sº concubine,º bareºª Sheber,º and Tirhanah.º49 She bareºª also Shaaphº the fatherº of Madmannah,º² Shevaº the fatherº of Machbenah,º and the fatherº of Gibea:º and the daughterº of Calebº [was] Achsah.º

The posterity of Caleb the son of Hur.

50 ¶ These² were² the sonsº of Calebº the sonº of Hur,º the firstbornº of Ephratah;º Shobalº the fatherº of Kirjathjearim,º51 Salmaº the fatherº of Bethlehem,º Harephº the fatherº of Bethgader.º52 And Shobalº the fatherº of Kirjathjearimº had² sons;º Haroeh,º [and] halfº of the Manahethites.¹²53 And the familiesº of Kirjathjearim;º the Ithrites,º and the Puhites,º and the Shumathites,º and the Mishraites;º of them²² cameºª the Zareathites,º and the Eshtaulites.º54 The sonsº of Salma;º Bethlehem,º and the Netophathites,º Ataroth,¹ the house of Joab,º and halfº of the Manahethites,º the Zorites.º55 And the familiesº of the scribesºª which dweltºªªª at Jabez;º the Tirathites,º the Shimeathites,º [and] Suchathites.º Theseº [are] the Kenitesº that cameºª of Hemath,¹²² the fatherº of the houseº of Rechab.º